Colonel Edmund Colquhoun Pery, 5th Earl of Limerick (16 October 1888 – 4 August 1967) was a British peer and soldier.

Life

Pery was the eldest son of the 3rd Earl of Limerick and his second wife, Isabella, and was educated at

Eton Eton most commonly refers to Eton College, a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. Eton may also refer to: Places *Eton, Berkshire, a town in Berkshire, England * Eton, Georgia, a town in the United States * Éton, a commune in the Meuse dep ...

and

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. He was commissioned into the

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and during

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he fought in

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and at the Battle of Gallipoli, ending the war as a

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. After the war, Pery continued to serve in the City of London Yeomanry, which became a

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, and inherited his half-brother's titles in 1929. Lord Limerick was an Honorary

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of the City of London Yeomanry (TA) from 1932–52, Vice-Chairman from 1937–41 and then Chairman of the City of London Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Association from 1941–50 and Vice-Chairman from 1942–49, then Chairman from 1949–54, then President of the Council of Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Associations from 1954–56. He was also Chairman of the Medical Research Council from 1952–60. His GBE in 1954 & his CH in 1960 were matched by his wife Angela's GBE in 1954 & her CH in 1974. They are the only married couple in British history both awarded these two top honours, and even to both hold the GBE. Also - until Lady Antonia Fraser's 2017 CH matched her Nobel Literature Laureate husband Harold Pinter's 2008 CH - the only married couple both awarded the CH.

Family

On 1 June 1926, he had married Angela Olivia Trotter, a daughter of Lt Col. Sir Henry Trotter; they had three children: * Patrick Edmund, Viscount Glentworth (1930–2003) * The Hon. Michael Henry Colquhoun Pery (8 May 1937- 19 May 2021) * Lady Anne Patricia Pery (born 1928), married Sir Peter Francis Thorne, becoming Lady Anne Thorne. She was an eminent lecturer in Physics at the

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, London. In 1954, Angela was elevated to

Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(GBE). In 1974 she was made a

Companion of Honour The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded on 4 June 1917 by King George V as a reward for outstanding achievements. Founded on the same date as the Order of the British Empire, it is sometimes ...

(CH). A. M. Bryans, 'Pery , Angela Olivia, countess of Limerick (1897–1981)', rev. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 200
accessed 4 Feb 2017
/ref> Lord Limerick died by his own hand in 1967, having braved excruciating & then incurable arthritis for many years. His titles were inherited by his elder son, Patrick, who died in 2003. Angela, Countess of Limerick, died in 1981.

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